Battle Mountain Raceway, the dirt track in Battle Mountain, Nevada, has become the first track in the state to sanction IMCA stock car racing.

Five Friday and Saturday doubleheaders—April 3 and 4, May 8 and 9, June 26 and 27, July 24 and 25, and Aug. 28 and 29—are currently scheduled. The final IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing show of the season is also set for Sunday, Sept. 20.

“The fans really liked [the IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars]. We’ve already got six area drivers who already have or are building or buying cars,” Battle Mountain Raceway Promoter Santiago Villanueva said. “We’re looking forward to making this happen.”

IMCA Modifieds have run at Battle Mountain since 2002.

“What I like about sanctioning with IMCA is the rules. They’re cut and dried, pretty straight forward and right there on the website,” said Villanueva. “We want to build the Stock Car class here and we want our drivers to be able to go to other IMCA tracks and not have to [change] anything to race.”

Stock Car points earned at Battle Mountain figure toward EQ Cylinder Heads Southern Region standings.

For more information, visit imca.com.

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